ok I have been mulling choices of what to but when I recieve some money off my bank in the next 4 weeks but everytime I think I get it sussed a new choice pops out and I am back to asking daft questions. This might turn out to be a long post so please be patient.

A Little Background
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I have been playing for 20ish years I started out playing arrangers and moved up to a kn2000 and a korg x5d when they were new and really enjoyed myself. But I was young and it didnt seem to be pushing me so I quit for a while and went on to piano lessons for a couple of years and got to a lowly grade 6 ABRSM in modern piano after a few months and not long after that I met my wife and I then quit playing for 6 years.

But 6 months ago I picked up a fatar 88 note masterboard and a cheap module and found myself loving the piano again but I miss having two boards so I am getting some money together not much though £500uk to get a second board but what.

My wish list and options
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I have looked around at workstations and arrangers but I had always put a decent top line technics out of reach until I saw the prices of the kn6000 on ebay here in the uk so now I am stumped for choice again.

My playing style is modern pop and rock with lots of jazz thrown in so I would say I need some really good ambient sounds guitars sax's etc with a very good to excellent piano sound as I had to sell my piano module a while ago to feed the family. ok time for some questions.

1)how do the styles on the kn6000 stack up against todays arrangers and are they as editable.

2)how is the sequencer on the 6000 ie does it have a step input similar to the kn2000 of old.

3)how are the voices of the keyboard against say a triton, roland xp80 or motif. I know they will not be as good but how far behind are they.

4)can you import styles into the kn6000 if so how is it floppys or usb

5)can the kn6000 scan the whole keyboard for chords ie if I play all piano on a piece can it see the chords I am playing and put a backing behind it or is it just left hand only (this would be a deal breaker)

6)what should I be looking for weakness wise on a used 6000

7) ok somebody sell the kn6000 to me I thought that a workstation might be the way to go but if I can get a kn6000 what would I be missing of a motif. triton of fantom and what would I be gaining.

I know that I will have further questions as I look further into this so please be patient with me.

Many thanks for reading this far

Tristian